Telehealth sessions are an effective way of receiving mental health benefits while on the client's most optimum schedule. Telehealth sessions allow clients to be able to attend sessions without missing work or school. Clients can attend while at work or home or parked in their car as long as there is a private room and the client has access to Internet via a computer or phone.
Any appointment on the Client Portal can also be changed to Telehealth with a moment's notice. If a client is running late, feeling a little sick, or if there is inclement weather, a client can contact the office or therapist to switch the session to a Telehealth session.
Since Telehealth is so accessible, our therapist in Shawnee can see clients from the entire state of Oklahoma as long as there is an Internet connection. For more information on how to start using Telehealth, please click here: telehealth_guide.pdf
According to the Simple Practice Website, Benefits of using TelehealthHere are some of the research-based benefits to providing Telehealth services:
Any appointment on the Client Portal can also be changed to Telehealth with a moment's notice. If a client is running late, feeling a little sick, or if there is inclement weather, a client can contact the office or therapist to switch the session to a Telehealth session.
Since Telehealth is so accessible, our therapist in Shawnee can see clients from the entire state of Oklahoma as long as there is an Internet connection. For more information on how to start using Telehealth, please click here: telehealth_guide.pdf
According to the Simple Practice Website, Benefits of using TelehealthHere are some of the research-based benefits to providing Telehealth services:
- Increases access. Approximately 123 million Americans live in an area with limited access to healthcare.[1] Telehealth can play an important role in these communities by increasing accessibility.
- Reduces costs for clients. Nearly all research suggests that Telehealth saves money when compared with traditional approaches to providing care. For clients, this often means lower copays, transportation costs, less time missed from work, and less money spent on child care expenses.
- Reduces cost for providers. In general, adding Telehealth to your practice can increase the efficiency of your office and reduce your overhead costs. Plus, it allows you to see more clients in less time.
- Better work/life balance. In a 2015 survey of clinicians, 79% said offering video appointments promotes a more flexible work-life schedule.[2]
- Same-level client care. No client outcome difference was found between Telehealth appointments and face-to-face office visits.[3]
- Better client experience. Telehealth eliminates the wasted time traveling and sitting in the waiting room.
- Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas Statistics: Designated HPSA Quarterly Summary, as of December 31, 2017.
- American Well (2015). Telehealth Index: 2015 Physician Survey. American Well Blog. Available online at http://info.americanwell.com/telehealth-index-2015-consumer-survey.
- Hilty, Ferrer, Parish, Johnston, Callahan & Yellowlees. (2013). The effectiveness of telemental health: A 2013 review. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 19, 444–454.